New markets to salvage Syria's tourism

Syrian tourism to shift to the East for new markets

DAMASCUS, Syria - Switching to new markets was the most important strategy Syria has lately ... read more

Economics unit of the International Air Transport Association Report

July-August 2011 IATA Airlines Financial Monitor released

Financial indicators

Airline share prices down a quarter this year as financial markets ... read more

Oman exploring ways to raise global profile

Oman aims to attract tourists from new markets

MUSCAT, Oman - Overseas agents representing Oman's Ministry of Tourism in key source markets ... read more

Global Hotel Industry

Marriott CFO: Global hotel markets strong, American demand lagging

LAS VEGAS - Marriott International, Inc.

Porter Aviation IPO Canceled

Porter Aviation scraps IPO idea, will wait for markets to stabilize

Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. said it won't proceed with its proposed initial public offering ... read more

The Need To Tap Into New Tourism Markets

Selling Hawaii or not

I attended the Hawaii Tourism Association’s (HTA) Spring Marketing Update yesterday to get a ... read more

Interview With Greg Albertini Of Marriott International

The price wars in some markets have really hurt profitability

The nature of the lodging business is that there are always peaks and troughs of demand related ... read more

Virgin Galactic

Virgin looks beyond space tourism

For most of the general public, not to mention many people within the space industry itself, ... read more

Hong Kong

Hong Kong looks toward emerging markets to boost tourism

Hong Kong is seeing the number of tourists from Europe and the Americas fall, so it is looking ... read more

Growth Of Business Opportunities

FITUR Congresos 2009 to incorporate Peru and Uruguay as new markets

The Latin American business travel market is one of the fastest growing in the world, an ... read more

Tourism And Crisis

Will the credit crunch take a big bite out of tourism cake?

Will the crunching credit bite in western economies empty Asia's holiday destinations?

U.S. Markets Weaker Than Expected

Marriott CEO says international markets still strong

Marriott International, Inc. chairman and chief executive officer J.W. Marriott, Jr. today said ... read more

Asia, Beware Benidorm!

Booming tourism in emerging economies promises huge benefits. But not if it copies the mistakes of mature markets

When low-cost air travel was taking off in Europe in the early 1990s, the German and the British ... read more